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William Mair

William Mair

M, #2785, b. 16 July 1871, d. 10 August 1938

William Mair was born on 16 July 1871 at Seagate, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1,2 He was the son of William Mair and Ann Mair. His family was known by the tee-name of "Shavie" or "Shavie Watt". William Mair was known as 'Billy Watt.3' William Mair was a fisherman. He married Jessie Ann Strachan at Seafield Church, Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland, on 10 December 1897.2 He was the informant for James Strachan Mair's birth at 314 Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland, on 21 November 1900.4,2He was listed as head of household in the 1901 census at 314 Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland. Those recorded in the household were: William Mair, head; Jessie Mair, wife; William Mair, son; James S Mair, son; Mary Strachan, sister-in-law.5 He was the informant for Robert Mair's birth at 314 Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland, on 2 May 1914.6 From 1919, William Mair, John Wood and W. Pirie owned the steam drifter 'Lively' BF 262.7The Buckie and District Directory for 1925 shows that William Mair lived at 16 Station Street, Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland.8The Buckie and District Directory for 1925 shows that William Mair and others owned the steam drifter BF 262 Lively.9 William died on 10 August 1938 at sea, 6 miles WNW Of Dunnet Head, in the Pentland Firth, Scotland, at age 67. William Mair "Shavie" drowned when the drifter 'Arradoul' BCK 127 collided with the trawler 'Rosskeen' off Dunnet Head in dense fog and sank. Seven of her crew were picked up by the trawler but the remaining 4 were drowned.2

[S4114] Robert Mair, Register of Births in the District of Seafield in the County of Banff, "Robert Mair, 1914, May Second 10h P.M. at 314 Portknockie, Seafield (Rathven), Male. Father: William Mair "Shavie", Fisherman. Mother: Jessie Mair M. S. Strachan, married 1897 December 10th in Seafield. Informant: William Mair Shavie, Father. Registered: 1914, May 15th at Seafield Manse, James McIntyre, Registrar."